Usually ibuprofen is effective in the treatment of gout, and can play an anti-inflammatory and analgesic role for patients with gout attacks.
Ibuprofen is a common non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, this type of drug mainly through the inhibition of human cyclo-oxygenase enzyme to reduce prostaglandin synthesis to play an anti-inflammatory, analgesic effect, for gout attack patients with severe joint pain, joint swelling and other symptoms can play a better role in relieving the role of, but the use of most of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs including ibuprofen need to be wary of the risk of gastrointestinal tract.
NSAIDs such as ibuprofen and etoricoxib can be used as the first line of treatment for gouty flare-ups, but they do not help correct hyperuricemia, so gout sufferers will still need to take medications such as febuxostat and allopurinol to control uric acid levels in their bodies after their symptoms have subsided.
Drugs need to be used under the guidance of a physician, gout patients can go to the rheumatology and immunology department of a regular hospital and other related departments for detailed consultation.